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Satellite data has shown that outdoor artificial light has risen steadily in recent years, according to new research. The findings raise alarm among experts over the still poorly understood effect that light po...

NASA’s next Earth observing satellite, the Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite (SMAP), which is all set for a Thursday launch, could help predict droughts and floods all over the world much more effectively ...

The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite is NASA’s latest project, and it will be deployed into space on January 29 by 6:20 a.m. or 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time with the ultimate technology of helping farmer...

Night satellite images show that people around the world use so many bright lights to light up the nights as Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year, and other traditional festivals approach. The excess use of lighti...

"A significant fraction of Earth's water is likely incredibly old, so old that it predates the Earth itself. For me, uncovering these kinds of direct links between our daily experience and the galaxy at large i...

A Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to deliver a commercial communications satellite into orbit. The communications satellite will provide ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) agency is launching another global warming satellite that is designed to monitor carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The agency previously tried to launch ...

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has postponed the launch of six commercial communication satellites for the third time, said officials on Sunday. The launch was supposed to take placed from Cape Canaver...

Google has acquired satellite startup SkyBox Imaging for $500 million in an all cash deal. The two companies have been in talks for the past few months discussing terms and it this is one of many deals Google w...